Granny's buns and cinnamon buns Recipe
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Ingredients: 2 c lukewarm water
1 yeast cake (2 1/4 tsp yeast)
1/2 c sugar
5 Tbsp melted shortening (could also use 1/3 cup oil)
1 large tsp salt
5 1/2 c flour
To make a softer bread you can substitute 1/4 cup of cornstarch for the same amount of flour
Cinnamon buns - 1 c brown sugar, 2 Tbsp cinnamon, 1/4 cup soft butter
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Directions:Dissolve yeast in 1/2 c water and add a little sugar. Let stand about 10 minutes. Add this to the remaining liquid, sugar and shortening. Add flour to make a thin batter, add salt. Add flour to make batter stiff. Knead until stiff and not sticky. Place in a greased bowl and cover. Let rise until light (about 1-2 hours, double in size). Turn onto lightly floured board. Roll out. Cut with cookie cutter to make buns. Place in a greased muffin pan. Let rise until light. Bake in oven at 400 F.(about 10-15 min) Brush with milk and sugar when baked.
For cinnamon buns. Divide batter in 1/2. Roll to 1/2 inch thick and 8 inches wide. Butter and spread with cinnamon and brown sugar. Roll up and slice. Let rise. Cook at 400 F for 10 -15 min. Brush with milk and sugar when they come out of the oven.
For cheese buns. As above, but grate 1 lb of cheddar cheese and sprinkle on the bread (divide in half for each half of dough) then roll up and cut as with cinnamon buns. Place in muffin tins and bake as above. |
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Notes: As I made these during COVID I found some lazy shortcuts. I mix all my dry ingredients together before adding the liquid. I then use the dough hook of my mixer on low speed for about 3-4 minutes. The dough will now be in a ball, and not too sticky. For my first rise I use 1- 1 1/2hrs. For the 2nd rise about 1 - 1 1/4.
You can follow the recipe as is the first time, then play around with it. I bake them on a non-stick mat in a large pan with sides. The buns are place about 3/4" apart, but after the rise they will all touch. They are also nice when done in muffin pans, but the caramelized sugar can be a bit of a mess to clean up after, and they may stick to the sides if they cool too much before removal
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